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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  670 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 FIBER  TECHNOLOGIES  NETWORKS,  INC. 
 Petition  for  Preemption  Pursuant  to  Section  253  of  the  Communications  Act  of  Discriminatory 
 Ordinance,  Fees  and  Right-  of-  Way  Practices  of  the  Borough  of  Blawnox,  Pennsylvania 


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 WC  Docket  No.  03-  37 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  March  6,  2003  Released:  March  7,  2003 
 Revised  Filing  Dates:  Comments  Due:  March  31,  2003  Reply  Comments  Due:  April  15,  2003 


 By  the  Chief,  Competition  Policy  Division: 
 1.  On  February  13,  2003,  the  Commission  released  a  public  notice  soliciting  comments  on  the  above-  captioned  petition  for  preemption  filed  by  Fiber  Technologies  Networks,  L.  L.  C. 
 (Fibertech).  Under  the  pleading  cycle  set  forth  in  that  public  notice,  comments  are  due  March  17,  2003,  and  replies  are  due  April  1,  2003.  On  March  4,  2003,  the  National  Association  of 
 Telecommunications  Officers  and  Advisors  (NATOA)  filed  a  petition  seeking  an  extension  of  the  deadlines  to  file  comments  and  reply  comments  on  the  Fibertech  petition.  NATOA’s  petition 
 is  unopposed. 
 2.  In  support  of  its  request,  NATOA  argues  that  the  public  notice  was  not  referenced  on  the  FCC’s  Daily  Digest,  nor  was  the  proceeding  listed  on  the  website  of  the  Wireline 


 Competition  Bureau.  NATOA  states  that  it  first  learned  of  the  existence  of  this  proceeding  and  the  deadlines  for  filing  comments  on  February  19,  2003.  NATOA  also  states  that  a  number  of 
 issues  raised  in  this  proceeding  are  of  great  importance  to  local  governments,  and  it  needs  additional  time  to  prepare  its  comments  in  the  proceeding.  1 


 3.  Contrary  to  NATOA’s  assertions,  the  public  notice  did  in  fact  appear  on  the 


 1  NATOA  Petition  for  Extension  of  Deadline  To  File  Comments  and  Reply  Comments  at  1. 
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 Commission’s  Daily  Digest,  albeit  on  the  day  after  the  public  notice  was  released.  2  Moreover,  while  the  public  notice  was  not  listed  on  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau’s  web  page,  it  was 
 referenced  on  the  web  page  for  the  Competition  Policy  Division.  However,  because  of  the  importance  of  these  issues  to  local  governments,  we  will  grant,  on  our  own  motion,  a  two-  week 
 extension  of  time  for  parties  to  file  comments  and  reply  comments  in  this  proceeding. 
 4.  Accordingly,  it  is  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  sections  4(  i)  and  5(  c)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §§  154(  j)  and  155(  c),  and  authority 


 delegated  there  under  §§  0.91  and  0.291  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.91  and  0.291,  that  the  deadline  for  filing  comments  in  this  proceeding  is  extended  until  March  31, 
 2003,  and  the  deadline  for  filing  reply  comments  in  this  proceeding  is  extended  until  April  15,  2003. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Michelle  Carey  Chief,  Competition  Policy  Division 


 2  The  public  notice  was  listed  as  an  addendum  to  the  February  13,  2003,  Daily  Digest  released  February  14, 
 2003,  Vol.  22  No.  31. 
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